Game 120, Mariners at Rangers – Previews of 2022?

Tyler Anderson vs. Taylor Hearn, 5:05pm

The M’s return to Texas now for a series that will hopefully feature fewer Jonah Heim walk-offs. The Rangers remain atrocious, but they are coming off an impressive series win against Oakland.

One of the concerns I’ve had and have talked about at length here is: for as obviously lucky as the M’s were in 2021, they don’t look obviously better in 2022. That is, if the M’s were 7-10 games over .500 *because of* breakout performances by Jarred Kelenic, Justus Sheffield, Logan Gilbert, and Justin Dunn, that would give you more confidence in the idea that the club’s talent level is building, and all they’d need to do is fill in around it. Instead, what’s…